UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 03, 2026

 

 

HECLA MINING CO/DE/

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

Delaware			1-8491	77-0664171
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)			(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
6500 North Mineral Drive Suite 200
Coeur D'Alene, Idaho				83815-9408
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)				(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (208) 769-4100

 

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.25 per share		HL		New York Stock Exchange
Series B Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.25 per share		HL-PB		New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On November 3, 2026, Hecla Mining Company (the “Company”) issued a news release announcing the Company’s third quarter 2026 operating and financial results. The news release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.

In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this Item 2.02, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any of the Company’s filings or other documents filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

 

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

 

On November 3, 2026, the Company announced the Board of Directors (“Board”) of the Company had increased the size of the Board, and appointed Dale Andres as a Class II director (standing for election in 2027), to fill the resulting vacancy, effective November 2, 2026. Mr. Andres was also appointed to serve on the Health, Safety, Environmental and Technical Committee. He will be eligible to receive standard director and committee fees, and to receive grants under the Company’s Stock Plan for Nonemployee Directors, all as described under the caption “Compensation of Non-Management Directors” in the Company’s proxy statement from its 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 10, 2026. The news release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.

 

There are no arrangements or understanding between Mr. Andres and any other person pursuant to which he was appointed to the Board, and there are no relationships between Mr. Andres and the Company that would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

Item 8.01 Other Events

 

Dividend

 

On November 3, 2026, the Company announced it would pay a dividend on its shares of common stock in the amount of $0.00375, to shareholders of record as of November 23, 2026, payable on or about December 8, 2026.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit Number		Description
99.1		News Release, dated November 3, 2026.*
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL).
		* Furnished herewith

 

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

			Hecla Mining Company
Date:	November 3, 2026	By:	/s/ David C. Sienko
			David C. Sienko Sr. Vice President & General Counsel